Schools

Thank you to Wisconsin Heights community members for purchasing a mattress on Oct. 2 at the high school! Custom Fundraising Solutions presented a check to high school band students in the amount of $4,285 on Oct. 12. These funds will be used towards the high school trip to Florida in February, where band, choir, and drama students will attend performing arts workshops at Walt Disney World.

The “Be Kind SP 33” group and the Sawyer Martin family presented this check to the Sauk Prairie School District for the new “Sources of Strength” program at the middle and high schools. This is the first of three annual donations planned to fund the program. Sources of Strength harnesses the power of peer-to-peer social networks to build healthy norms and culture and provide support to students experiencing struggles with mental health or substance abuse. Trainings for our staff and students will take place in early December. Look for an in-depth article on “Be Kind” and the Promise Parker movement in a future issue of the Star News.

The September Above The Line theme at Grand Avenue School was “Caring.” The students listed below received awards from their classroom teacher or staff member who felt that they showed extra caring characteristics this past month. Congratulations to these students! Bottom Row (L-R)- Christian Solt, Macy Schell, Nora Fitzpatrick, Stella Bevier, Floyd Stapleton, Kenzie Strutz, Daisy Cypcar, Kaesyn Johnson, Alyssa Reible, Izzabella Pulvermacher, Aniyah Taylor. Second Row (L-R)- Aliyah Burris, Mya Goodman, Julissa Sevilla Sequeira, Lucas Muehrer, Ben Patterson, Blake VonHaden, Teagan Quinn, Penny Sistek, Lyle Opie. Third Row (L-R)- Caleeah McGuire, Tegan Ripp, Vann Ambort, Helena Olson, Makenzy Wilke, David Seymour, Hunter Hudson, Kimberly Puga, Kalyn Lytle, Eloise Nelson. Top Row (L-R)- Abraham Maldonado, Marcelo Haskins, Brayton Bahe, Emma Gilchrist, Esmeralda Sebastian, Ryker Koenig, Reid Hart, Linea Keiser, Rosalynn Troxel, Grace Smith.

On September 30th, residents from the Black Earth and Mazomanie community gathered with Wisconsin Heights board members and staff to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the One Campus project. Although the school opened for business weeks prior, Fridays event was a way for the community to hear the stories behind the project. Gathered here for the ribbon cutting are: board member Matt Crowe; board member Mary Beth Schall; board member Angela Wolf; District Administrator Jordan Sinz; board member Mike Wagner; board member and president Cindy Beuthin; and board member James Kartman. Photo by Joe Block

Riley Talmage

“Eye-Opening, Inspirational, Uplifting, Strength-Building, and Challenging Positive Experience,” are just some of the words that have been used by Sauk Prairie Middle School seventh graders who have attended Leadership Day at Expeditions Unlimited. On September 22, another group of future leaders experienced this challenging but fun day. The Central Wisconsin Talented and Gifted Consortium sponsors several enrichment activities throughout the year to help meet the needs of exceptional students in the many areas of giftedness. These students were chosen for their leadership potential by a process which was completed last spring by their classroom teachers. The students pictured below joined participants from Montello, Reedsburg, Wautoma, Wild Rose, Poynette, and Adams Friendship in completing several challenge activities, led by the staff at Expeditions Unlimited. The challenges involved extensive planning, teamwork, and outside the box thinking. Julie Breunig and Kathy Bruno, from the Sauk Prairie Schools Gifted and Talented Department organized this Leadership Day and Julie Breunig accompanied the students. Pictured: Olivia Ray, Isabelle Diehl, Sophia Saavedra Hernandez, Addy Brings, Micah Nolden, Acacia Lemmer Engelking, Elise Ballweg, Brooke Braund, Ethan Ederer, Jameson Lewellin, Brayden Breunig, Jack Rozema.